If everyone is reborn, who will work for capital?

Chapter 83: A Grand Business War Drama

After leaving the Academic Activity Center Hotel, Geng Zhi and Li Haipeng rode their bicycles away.

Li Shaobin stood on the steps at the hotel entrance, gazing in the direction the two had disappeared. After a long while, he turned to Lin Zixia beside him and asked, "Lin, what do you think of this negotiation?"

Lin Zixia hesitated for a moment, then carefully chose her words before speaking:

"Director Li, I think... we might have misunderstood from the start. This 'Jiaotong University matchmaker' might not be the troublemaker we expected at all, but rather a very reliable partner with great potential."

She paused, recalling Geng Zhi's behavior today, and said with even greater certainty:

"You can tell from his straightforward personality—he's well-prepared, logically clear, knows when to advance and retreat, and has a broad perspective. He's not a reckless college student entrepreneur; I believe in them."

"Most importantly," she added, "he proactively mentioned the future transfer of the 'If You Are the One' trademark at a low price. Cooperating with him would be far more beneficial than harmful."

Li Shaobin nodded slightly: "That's true. If a CTO and CMO are this capable, then their CEO, Ma Chunmei, must be even more capable."

"Hmm, Director Li, I have a question," Lin Zixia asked. "If we ultimately cooperate with them and give them two spots, from which company will those two spots be taken?"

"Without a doubt, they'll cut the price from Mu Yan's Baihe.com; after all, he breached the contract!"

"oh."

"Let's go, hurry back to the station and give Wang Zhi a detailed report."

……

the other side.

As Li Haipeng pedaled his bicycle, he asked somewhat uncertainly, "Boss, we just lied to the production team. Aren't you worried they'll verify the truth with Baihe.com?"

"Even if we verify it, even if Mu Yan doesn't admit it, once the seed of doubt is planted, some things become unclear," Geng Zhi said.

"That's true."

"Mr. Li, do you think it's right for me to deceive others like this?" Geng Zhi asked Li Haipeng earnestly.

"Uh... I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Even if I went undercover with you, it was a lie, but it was also for a good cause," Li Haipeng replied.

"Yes. In the business world, anything is possible. Nobody wants to lie, but sometimes, a white lie is necessary."

"Judging whether something should be done or not essentially comes down to whether you are helping people or harming them."

After chatting about values, the two returned to their real-world conversation.

"Boss, we only have Wang Qinqin as a candidate right now. What if the production team has strict interview requirements and she doesn't get the job, or she changes her mind at the last minute... Wouldn't our promise of two female guest seats be broken then?"

"Yes, this is a real problem." Geng Zhi looked straight ahead, but his tone was relaxed. "Tell Senior Sun to hurry up and continue screening and communicating with people according to our established standards."

"If all else fails, let Senior Sister Sun or Senior Sister Huang personally experience what it's like to go on a TV dating show. Maybe it'll actually work quite well," Geng Zhi said, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Li Haipeng was stunned for a moment: "Huh? This...works too??"

As the two chatted and laughed, they arrived near the library. The conversation shifted from their collaboration on the program to the company's current core business development.

"Boss, speaking of expanding into the B2B market," Li Haipeng said seriously, his smile fading, "I've already shortlisted fifty or sixty large domestic and international companies. For our first round of corporate networking, which companies do you suggest we start with?"

"Prioritize industry giants with large employee bases, high work intensity, and a large number of single young people, such as telecommunications and gaming companies." After a moment's thought, Geng Zhi continued, "Then we'll pair them with a few well-known foreign companies with relatively relaxed work environments and more open cultures to enrich the user profile."

"Understood!" Li Haipeng understood immediately. "Then on the telecommunications side, we'll focus on Huawei and ZTE, and in the gaming sector, we'll target Shanda and The9. As for foreign companies, I can also make contact with Microsoft Research Asia, Intel, and IBM simultaneously."

"Okay. You can also take the initiative to contact the working committees or trade unions of Zhangjiang High-Tech Park and Caohejing Development Zone. With such official endorsement, our activities and recruitment efforts will have more credibility."

Li Haipeng's eyes lit up: "That's right! This is a good approach! I've got it!"

"Oh, right," Geng Zhi added, as if suddenly remembering something, "There's a singles club spontaneously organized by employees inside the Shanghai Chrysanthemum Factory called 'Peach Blossom Tribe,' which has a lot of high-quality singles. You could try to get in touch with them."

"'Peach Blossom Tribe'? That's a down-to-earth name, let me discuss it!"

Upon arriving at the library entrance, Geng Zhi locked his car and prepared to go inside.

Li Haipeng suddenly called him back, looked around, and whispered, "Boss, I can ask a former colleague to help you get a free New Oriental postgraduate entrance exam preparation course. Do you want it?"

"Well... thank you, Mr. Li." Geng Zhi smiled and gestured to him.

Li Haipeng then thoughtfully instructed:

"The postgraduate entrance exam is about to start, boss. Don't worry about anything else. Just focus on your intensive preparation. After meeting with Baihe.com, leave all the other miscellaneous matters to me."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li, during this time." Geng Zhi patted him on the shoulder.

Back on the third floor of the library, Geng Zhi didn't immediately start preparing for the exam. Instead, he began to think about his next steps.

The postgraduate entrance examination is just around the corner, and the final sprint for the exam is undoubtedly the top priority right now.

After finishing the postgraduate entrance exam, it will be time for me to truly unleash my full potential.

But before the exam, in addition to a meeting with Baihe.com, I also need to communicate with Zhang Xuhao's team again.

Once the subsequent investment negotiations begin, it will be necessary to find an agent to meet with Zhang Xuhao and sign the contract.

Therefore, the cooperation with lawyer Gu Wanning must officially begin.

Fortunately, Fruit Ninja is fully ready for launch. As soon as the postgraduate entrance exam is over, it can be released and launched to make a lot of money.

While he was pondering this, Geng Zhi received a QQ message from Du Yujiao.

[Du Yujiao]: "Boss, I've been searching for Android and iOS programmers from companies like Google, Nokia, Tencent, UC Browser, and Dianping based on the criteria you provided, but I haven't been able to find any job seekers after several days."

[Du Yujiao]: "Two programmers from other companies did submit their resumes, but they gave up as soon as they heard that we were a small startup."

[Du Yujiao]: "I suggest we try headhunting to recruit them?"

[Straightforward]: "Okay, I understand. Let's discuss this further after I finish my exams after New Year's Day."

After replying to Du Yujiao's message, Geng Zhi pursed his lips slightly.

It's not that Du Yujiao wasn't helpful; it's just the reality.

At that time, the Android and iOS ecosystems were just beginning to take off, and there was a shortage of mobile app client engineers in China. In addition, the company was small, so it was normal that no one wanted to come.

Geng Zhi's original intention was to recruit two senior APP development engineers from a large company and train several promising college students from the School of Computer Science at Jiaotong University through a mentorship program.

Then, I brought along my senior classmates to practice under the guise of developing the Jiaotong University Matchmaker App, laying the foundation for incubating new app products in the future.

But since we can't find suitable app development engineers through normal channels, we can only wait until the postgraduate entrance exam is over and then try to recruit them ourselves.

Next, he can join Mu Yan, Zhu Xiaohu, Gong Haiyan and others in staging a spectacular business war, and he will officially enter the internet circle.

Of course, all of this also requires the cooperation of Ma Chunmei, a key shareholder.